Peter the Fuller

Peter the Fuller (*, ? † 488 ) was an important church leader of the Syrian Monophysite Church. His nickname " the Fuller " means " Walker " and refers to an earlier work as a cloth Walker.

Peter the Fuller was - interrupted by periods of exile because of his opposition to the Council of Chalcedon - in the years 471, 476-477 and 485-488 Patriarch of the Syrian city of Antioch. In his Metropolie he introduced some liturgical innovations. The rule that in the Mass, the Creed to be prayed, sat by in the universal Church.

There is debate as to whether he is the actual author of traditional under the name Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite writings. Regardless, he introduced liturgical innovations are crucial for the dating of the Dionysian work.